Alice – The Curious Invention of Lewis Carroll
“In the 1840 exhibition, Carroll discovered a treasure trove of curiosities that is sure to have inspired him as a writer. It’s quite possible that he saw the dodo which is now on display in our new gallery.” – Roger Jeffery Renowned Alice in Wonderland artist Frances Broomfield is currently working on several new Alice paintings to celebrate the global, national and local events being orchestrated by the...
Alice – The New Opera
“Dodgson himself wrote that he imagined his work as musical theater — an “operetta”.”- Gary Bachlund Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska are scheduled to reprise their roles as the Mad Hatter and Alice, respectively, in Disney’s Alice in Wonderland 2 on May 27th, 2016. Unfortunately, the sequel to the original blockbuster (the sixth movie to earn more than $1 billion worldwide) will, in the words...
Alice – Tea in Chicago
“It’s a party in which the child within can play again and run with the imagination.” — Ayala Leyser I am going to a Mad Hatter Tea Party in Chicago. I’ll be sipping tea and talking utter nonsense with the Mad Hatter, the Red Queen, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the Dormouse, Alice and all the other fantastical characters from Lewis Carroll’s Alice In Wonderland. I’ll be...
Alice? – Utter Nonsense!
Nonsense is the theme of Alice’s Day in Oxford on July 6. “Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. “I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone, “so I can’t take more.” “You mean you can’t take less,” said the Hatter. “It’s very easy to take more than nothing.” Lewis Carroll –...
Alice – In Germany
Annelies Štrba – Nyima 438, 2009. Courtesy Annelies Štrba and Frith Street Gallery, London. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2012. Ever since Lewis Carroll gave the original manuscript of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland to 10-year-old Alice Liddell as an early Christmas gift in 1864, the visualization of the story has been an integral aspect of the work. From the late 19th century to the present day, visual artists around...
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